December 15, 2010- The Rest of the Story...

    

     After 2 more doctors' appointments, and some unusual tests (like the “wave” as my son called it) performed on his eyes, the specialists determined that my baby does in fact have a cataract! The “whew” news is that it can be fixed, at least partially. Because the cataract has grown on his natural lens, they will have to remove the entire thing and put in a corrective lens, which means he will always be nearsighted or farsighted or whichever one means he won’t be able to read with both eyes unless he has reading glasses. He is already reading with just his right eye, so for now, he can continue to do that, but if he ever wants to read with both eyes, he’ll need those glasses.  It was fun talking to him and hearing his perspective on the tests he had to take.  The “wave” was actually like an ultra-sound or sonogram where they spread that goop on your closed eye, just like on my tummy when I was pregnant with my babies, and then place the wand on his eye so they can see inside.  Apparently, my son didn’t like this part because the goop made his eye stick together so tight, he couldn’t open it once the wand was taken off, and his eye had to be cleaned off before he could open it again.  You’d think since he can’t see out of that eye anyway that it wouldn’t really matter that much, but I guess it’s always a little disconcerting when your brain is telling a part of your body to move, and it can’t or won’t.  Other than that, he is taking it all in stride. They will return on Saturday as scheduled because the surgeon won’t be able to see him until January or February, which means another trip to Hawaii in the near future.  At least we have an answer now, and we know what needs to be done.  And that’s the rest of the story....